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Sunday, 29 June 2014

Are you full of beans like the title suggests? No, well me neither but I'm getting there.The sun has been out so that's a start.

Here's the last of the new releases from Funkyhand for now and this Takeaway Coffee Cup digi could just be the pick me up for someone feeling unwell.I love it. I didn't feel the need to colour it in I just printed it out on some of the lovely papers from Funkyhands Colour-Me-Happy cdrom - the papers are from the 'Contented Coffee Collection.'

There are lots of inspiration over on the Funkyhand website showcasing our different crafting styles using this digital stamp.

Thursday, 26 June 2014

Hi again,Just a quick post this time otherwise my hubby will think I've took root on the sofa........ The time just vanishes when I'm sat in front of the computer screen - yes I get carried away.. Don't we all??? or is it just me?Anyway it's time for another new release from Funkyhand and this time it's a digi stamp called 'Thanks a latte,' very apt for us coffee drinkers. It's a snip at £1.29.Here's the digi and my card:

I'm here today to tell you about the fantastic new releases over at Funkyhand towers. Anice has been super busy this year designing some stunning downloads and today I am showcasing the fabulous paper download: Wash it all away - the papers are amazing.I wanted to make something different this time so had a go at a hanger with some paper rolling too.

Had a really nice lay in today, well 8:30 is a lay in for me.Feeling much brighter after my journey home. Didn't get dressed till 11 ish - but why not........ Have a lovely day whatever you're up to.More washing to go out for me and I'm hoping to pop back later with another new release.

Wednesday, 25 June 2014

I am here with the start of a new challenge over at Ruby's Rainbowand it's my turn to choose the challenge theme which is:

'Stamping - Rubber or Digital'

I absolutely love stamping in both forms as you can get some fantastic effects.For my card I have used an 'Inky Doodles' script stamp for the background and a 'Stampin Up' stamp set that I won over a year ago which I love and of course I had to heat emboss too.Hope you likey!!!

So why not join in with us and share your beautiful creations with us.The design team have produced some beautiful makes as always.

How are we all today? Hope you're all well and crafting away........... I'm here with a new challenge from Nutcrafters and it's time for the lovely Helen to choose a theme of:

'Anything but square'

so lets see some lovely shaped cads or projects...

I decided to use a bottle tag that I made a while ago with me coming home a day later from Scotland than planned, which I'll explain later.....I used one of the newly released stamps for it and coloured it in with promarkers.Just a different way to use these digi's as there are so many different occasions that they can be used for.

As always there are lovely prizes to win so why not join in with us.The rest of the teamies have made some lovely creations to inspire you.

So, I got all ready for travelling home on Monday, arrived at the train station, no trains for at least an hour due to someone being on the tracks.Came back to be told the trains had started earlier and I'd missed mine by 2 minutes. I was gutted.... there were no through trains to York until 4pm - too late for me to travel, so my lovely Mum organised with the ticket office a free replacement for today.Same train and anything while I had a slight melt down. It turned out that a 14 year old girl had been hit by a train at a common suicide spot.She survived but not sure about the circumstances so I hope she's okay, bless her.I am now home safe and sound after a lovely week catching up with my Mum, her hubby and my Sister and family.

Thanks for popping by.I'll be back in an hour with another of my DT makes.

Well, I arrived safe and sound in Arbroath on Monday.With lots of help on and off the train.After a rest my Mum and I popped out for a coffee - well it would be rude not to, then we went and sat at the harbour and had a little ice-cream - yummy treat. Followed by a fab BBQ on the night.

Had a cuppa out again today and treated myself to a little handbag.

Hope you're all well and thank you for popping by to see what I have been up to.

Sunday, 15 June 2014

A late post for me but I have been out for a coffee with my dad, and a little cake to celebrate Father's Day.I got a few bits at M&S to find when I got back to the car, they had changed the road into a pedestrian zone after 11am and left me a parking ticket-nice.Thats not all-there were bollards in the road that had to be unlocked by a traffic warden. The staff at the coffee shops had tried to find me too, to warn me bless them.they were so kind and gave me a number to call.I was so cross, then I cried.oh well, onwards and upwards. I cheered myself up with a trip to outfit and hobby craft.well needs must.
Happy Father's Day to all the lovely Dads out there.hope you've all had a nice day whatever you've been doing.
Here's a card I made for my Dad.

I am all packed for my trip to Scotland to my Mums tomorrow, it's an early start too.

Wednesday, 11 June 2014

This is my last post for the day - honest. It's time for a new challenge over at Ruby's Rainbow and the lovely Helen has chosen the theme of:

'Flora and/or Fauna'

Now I'll admit that I had to look this up on the internet as I'd guessed that Flora was plants but I was at a loss for Fauna which means animal, so lets see all your creations with Plants and/or animals.I've used both.

I just had to use one of my Housemouse stamps didn't I - it would be very rude not to!

We'd love you to join in with us and all crafts are welcome as long as it follows the theme.Also the rest of the teamies have made some beautiful makes, well worth checking out.

Morning lovely crafters,It's time to share some Funkyhand loveliness with you all. Now as you all know our crafting style changes over time and paper crafting is so versatile that we don't always have to include a digital stamp/rubber stamp as our focal point on a card. Even though Anice's digital stamps are second to none.We can create some great card designs using our papers and what would be better than Funkyhand papers. Us funkettes are biased of course. For my card I've used 1 die to cut out a frame and the rest was cut with scissors or my gullotine. The download I've used is the recently released Fading Beauty.

Here's hoping you're all having a nice week so far.The sunshine just makes me smile more. I met up with my friends Sheila and Tom yesterday at Waitrose in Hull for a cuppa and a teacake (such a good girl aren't I-that was my lunch).I still want to make my target of losing a stone and I am 3lb off so hopefully if I'm not too naughty while I'm away I'll make it.Hubby has to lose 4 more lbs to make it a 2 stone weightloss.

It was so nice to catch up over a cuppa.After that I went to drop a couple of birthday cards off for my sister-in-law Cath whose birthday was yesterday then I surprised my Mum in law with a visit. Busy lady wasn't I... No wonder I never slept too good but it was worth it as I had fun.

Saturday, 7 June 2014

Wow what a beautiful day it was here yesterday - shame it's raining today but hey ho that means no washing, just crafting!!! Perfect really. I had my 3 piece suite cleaned yesterday and wow it has come up a treat.It was manic here with cushions all over the place - the suite is dry today so hopefully we'll get it all back to normal today.

Wednesday, 4 June 2014

It's midway reminder time over at Nutcrafters and lets see any 'animals or insects.' We'd love you to pop over to see what the rest of the teamies have made and to join in with us.

I've used the animals from the Woodland stamp sheet, I used digi's here.The animals are called Deary, Foxy and Hoot.You get the toadstools and the sentiment too.I made my own backgound with inks and used my branch embossing folder and cut it out.Hope you likey.

Tuesday, 3 June 2014

How are we all today? Well I'm being super lazy as I'm abit stiff today so thought I'd get some of my blog posts prepared as I always leave them to the last minute.Also it means I'm actually doing something while I'm loafing about on the sofa.Got to grab the laptop while I can as when hubby comes in I usually let him have the run of it on a night - very kind of me, I know - Ha ha.

Here's a card I made yesterday.I played about with some paper-piecing on Sunday but decided I didn't like what I'd done - it just didn't feel right. So I stamped and coloured the image yesterday and felt much happier with it and did some paper-piecing again I was happy with.

I've used a gorgeous 'Little Claire stamp' which I love, promarkers, a couple of dies, card candi and some gorgeous papers that I won recently - beautiful sparkle to the spotty paper.

Here's hoping you're all enjoying your weekend. Shannen took me to visit my friend Julia yesterday in Hull - we had a nice chat and caught up on each others news.She recently was bought a Grand Calibur from Create and Craft for her birthday recently but it jammed after only using it a few times,her hubby managed to free the die but he had to open the machine up and the cogs were all mangled and the screws had come out. She's had to return it for them to look at - such a shame. I had my brother in law and his wife here today for an hour or so as we've not seen them for ages.It was lovely to catch up.Thanks for popping by.Hugs Debs x

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About Me

I've been card making since 2008.I am married to a very understanding husband who puts up with my crafting obsession. I also have a beautiful 22 year old daughter and we have a new addition to our family Hunter who is a Staffie rescue dog who we got in August 2015.